Capture Modes

All the ways Reticle can grab your screen.

Region Capture Default hotkey: ⌃⌘4

The main capture mode. Your screen freezes into a high-resolution overlay and you draw a selection.

Drag Draw any rectangular region.
Click a window Instantly captures that window (ShareX-style). Windows highlight as you hover.
Shift + drag Constrain selection to a perfect square.
Scroll Zoom the frozen image for pixel-precise edges.
Escape Cancel without capturing.

After selecting, the annotation toolbar slides in from the top. Annotate, then press Return or click Done.

Full-Screen Capture Default: ⌃⌘3

Captures your entire screen instantly — no selection needed. The screenshot goes straight through your After Capture pipeline (clipboard, file save, upload, etc.).

Per-Monitor Capture

If you have multiple displays, you can capture a single monitor exactly. Go to the menu bar icon → Capture Screen → pick your monitor.

Each monitor is listed with its resolution so you know which is which.

Window Capture

Captures a single app window — including its shadow — with a pixel-perfect crop.

Menu bar → Capture Window… → your cursor turns into a crosshair. Move over any window and click. Reticle captures that window including its drop shadow.

You can also do this directly from Region mode — hover over a window and it highlights, then click.

Scrolling Screenshot

Captures content longer than your screen by automatically scrolling and stitching frames together.

Open Menu bar → Scroll Capture…
Select Click the scrollable area you want to capture (e.g. a webpage, a long Slack thread).
Scroll Reticle scrolls automatically and stitches the frames in real time.
Stop Click to stop, or wait for the end of the content.

Repeat & Saved Regions

Repeat Last Region
Re-captures the exact same area as your last screenshot — useful for monitoring a specific part of the screen. Menu bar → Repeat Last Region.
Saved Regions
Name and save any region permanently. Perfect for recurring captures — a chart, a live feed, a notification area. Saved regions appear in the menu bar submenu.
Settings → Saved Regions → + → draw a region → name it

Auto Capture

Repeatedly captures at a set interval — like a time-lapse. Good for recording UI changes, build progress, game sessions, etc.

Menu bar → Start Auto Capture → set interval in Settings → Capture → Auto Capture Interval

Capture Delay

Add a countdown before capture starts — useful for including hover states, dropdowns, or tooltips that disappear when you interact with them. Set in Settings → Capture → Capture Delay.